Companies around the world have filed-applications for 1 million international patents since the system began in 1978, according to the United Nations agency for intellectual property. U.S. companies lead in the number of applications, filing 205,286 since 2000, said Samar Shamoon, spokeswoman for the World Intellectual Property Organization. Japan is in second place with 72,891, followed by-Germany with 70,513, Britain at 25,916 and France with 24,278.
The WIPO web site provides more information.
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